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Hickory Nut Mountain

Hickory Nut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Nut Mountain rises to 411 m in Tennessee. Smartt Mountain stands 645 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31673705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
411 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.82896, -85.63081

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Rock Island State Rustic Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ragland Bottom Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 11.4 mi
  • Warren County A&L Fair: 11.9 mi
  • Pearson Park: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Twin Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Center Hill-Fancher Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Middle Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Little Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Cumberland Caverns: 11.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 15.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 19.0 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 19.6 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.7 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 11.2 mi
  • The Pink Elephant: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • CRMC Basin Garden: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Hickory Nut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smartt MountainSSE 148°645 m20.6 mi
Short MountainW 278°635 m19.5 mi
Hills MountainSSE 149°622 m20.5 mi
Buck KnobSE 140°617 m21.0 mi
Chestnut MountainENE 78°610 m18.9 mi
Kellog KnobESE 120°598 m21.1 mi
Harrison Ferry MountainS 180°592 m14.9 mi
Dumpling MountainSE 142°591 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2719:2520:03
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5015:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774777670594942
Precip in5.15.16.05.24.85.45.34.34.03.54.66.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island SP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356774593

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